EFEKTIVITAS PSIKOEDUKASI PADA ORANG TUA SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PENCEGAHAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL PADA ANAK

Abstract

ABSTRACT It is hoped that the increase in cases of sexual violence in children can be prevented through psychoeducation of parents so that parents are able to educate children so that they can improve their ability to maintain their own safety. This study aims to see the effectiveness of parental psychoeducation as an alternative to sexual violence prevention in improving children's personal safety skills. The method used was a quasi experiment with repeated measure design. This study involved the parents of 18 grade 4-5 elementary school students who have moderate to low personal safety skills. Research subjects were obtained through a screening using the Personal Safety Skills Scale, then randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group received 4 sessions of Sexual Violence Prevention Psychoeducation, while the control group was not given treatment. The measuring instrument used was the Personal Safety Skills Scale which was compiled by the researcher himself. Statistical analysis using Kruskal Wallis nonparametric statistics. The results showed that there were significant differences between the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements in the experimental group, while there was no significant difference in the control group. This means that Sexual Violence Prevention Psychoeducation is significantly effective in improving children's personal safety skills. The implication of this research is that parents can apply interventions to prevent sexual violence against children. Key words: psychoeducation of sexual violence prevention, personal safety of children, psychoeducation of parents.